Macro set up for capturing letterpress cuts
Close up shot of small letterpress cuts in metal with solid wood base
Side view of letterpress cuts, note the printer's mark on one and the grain of wood apparent on the cut, left side
The base of these two cuts is a solid block wood, old growth Forrest, vintage wood. The printer’s mark found on the side of one of these cuts shows a recognition of value, an acknowledgment of the printer’s significant role in the creative process (beyond value of labor).
The designs are curious. One looks like a handbag or briefcase. The other looks like a pair of harlequin dancers. The dancers measure about 5/16 of an inch wide, the handbag measures about 5/8 of an inch wide.
Rabbit Test, a reference a past practice of pregnancy testing on rabbits
“Rabbit Test”, 2020
This is a combination of letterpress and Photoshop. The rabbit image is a letterpress print, it was scanned then merged and edited with the image of organs and colorized in Photoshop.
The outside of the box is in excellent condition for its age. The additional instructions on adding water suggest its a known issue.
A close up of the ink pad, the one that needs water added if it dries up--it does.
These photos show a child’s toy from the 1960’s. It's a rubber stamp kit with ink pad, and letters of the alphabet. I had one just like it when I was a child. I found this one on eBay while searching for letterpress cuts.
